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Lawrence Solum

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Lawrence Solum

@lsolum

University of Virginia Law. Constitutional theory. Originalism. Philosophy of language and interpretation. Virtue jurisprudence. AI and law. Legal theory blog.

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Joined November 2008

Lawrence Solum
@lsolum
Feb 21, 2021
John Rawls at 100, "A Theory of Justice" at 50: A remembrance and tribute on Legal Theory Blog!
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Sep 2, 2024
Fred Schauer Has Passed, lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/20…: It is with a heavy heart that I report that Fred Schauer passed yesterday, Sunday, the first of September, 2024. I have known Fred for almost forty years. At the very beginning of my academic career, Fred provided comments on my
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Lawrence Solum
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Apr 13, 2022
My students are very excited about our guest speaker today in Constitutional Law @UVALaw, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Lawrence Solum
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Jun 30, 2024
Shocking. I disagree with Vermuele about many things but the anti-intellectualism and prejudice in the post should be beyond the pale.
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Lawrence Solum
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Oct 10, 2025
Startari on AI and Power, legaltheoryblog.com/2025/10/09/sta… - Agustin V. Startari (Universidad de la Republica; Universidad de Palermo; Universidad de la Empresa (UDE)) has posted AI Syntactic Power and Legitimacy: How AI Structures Shape Power on SSRN.
Startari on AI and Power
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Lawrence Solum
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Jul 9, 2018
Originalism described by scholars who have not read the literature.
UChicago Law School
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Jul 9, 2018
Profs. Justin Driver and Eric A. Posner on what originalism is and why Trump wants an originalist on the Supreme Court bit.ly/2m6bAv6
Lawrence Solum
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Oct 9, 2025
Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new
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Legal Theory Blog
All the theory that fits.
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Lawrence Solum
@lsolum
Feb 21, 2021
John Rawls at 100, "A Theory of Justice" at 50
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Feb 21, 2021
If you are are a reader of Legal Theory Blog, please retweet. It would be a great personal favor.
Lawrence Solum
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Feb 21, 2021
John Rawls at 100, "A Theory of Justice" at 50: A remembrance and tribute on Legal Theory Blog! lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/20…
Lawrence Solum
@lsolum
Jan 21, 2019
1/ Some thoughts on an academic career after tenure. Recently, @CBHessick asked about post-tenure life for law professors. Here are some thoughts. @DBRodriguez5 @OrinKerr @samuelmoyn @NeilScottSiegel @CassSunstein
Lawrence Solum
@lsolum
Jun 3, 2021
Congratulations @OrinKerr on the Supreme Court citations in Van Buren v. U.S.
Lawrence Solum
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Apr 6, 2017
In retrospect, the inevitable result of the politicization of constitutional law by living constitutionalists. bit.ly/2nPFvXG
Rick Hasen
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Apr 6, 2017
Sad day for the Senate. But sadder what this means for constitutional law going forward.
Lawrence Solum
@lsolum
May 5, 2022
1/4 Alito's opinion is straight from Scalia's playbook; it is living constitutionalism in its constitutional pluralist flavor from top to bottom. The Glucksberg approach assumes substantive due process but attempts to cabin it on the basis of historical practice.
Lawrence Solum
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Apr 20, 2024
I just posted "Original Public Meaning" to SSRN. This new paper explicates the concept of original public meaning in a way that I hope adds rigor, precision, and theoretical depth to scholarly discussions. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
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